"Definitely with something as relevant in our world as genetic research, there are serious moral and ethical concerns and responsibility that is necessary.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

It's the sage and serious doctrine of virginity that concludes the speech. It's clear that something's happened between 1634 and 1637.

它是总结演说,有关童贞的智慧而严肃的教义,很明显，在1634年到1637年间发生过什么。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

with something also really serious.

严肃庄严之间的一种很好的平衡。

正在实习 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

They seem in general agreement that the situation is serious and something must be done.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

I had just gotten over a serious illness that I won't bother to talk about except that it had something to do with the miserably weary splitting up and my feeling that everything was dead.

我刚熬过一场重大疾病，具体就不说了,只是这与我和妻子不幸的分离有些关系,我感觉万物都没有了生机。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

"This is an event which is serious," "This is something, which requires close monitoring.

VOA: standard.2009.05.14

And there's every indication that -- and I mentioned before, of course -- there's every indication that a lot of these early works bespeak something like a serious interest in the ideal of a lifelong state of chastity.

有各种各样的暗示--当然我之前也提到过，有各种各样的暗示表明大部分早期作品,都显现出一种重要的兴趣,有关于保持终生贞洁的观点。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

"Now,the degree which will have on the peace process and other things which are sort of the hard facts of the Middle East,is something else, altogether,as obviously there is a very serious problem with the Israeli government and so on.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09